Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans could be canceled as severe storms rumble through the South, bringing strong winds and the threat of tornadoes Tuesday.

The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the afternoon. Carnival Season's final parades in Louisiana's most populous city,

Indian tribes took different approaches to dealing with the weather. The Golden Comanche and the Black Mohawks for example both converged on Second and Dryades, a